Chester man succumbs to injuries in shooting ambush

CHESTER -- A 21-year-old man who was shot in an ambush Friday morning at Keystone Road and West Ninth Street in the city has died, according to officials.

His identity is being withheld pending notification of kin, a representative from the Delaware County Medical Examiner's office said Saturday.

On Friday, a Chester man and his sister were found profusely bleeding in or near a red Jaguar with heavy front-end damage at the intersection, according to police, who were responding to a report of shots fired. Witnesses told police shots were heard in the area of 10th and Pine streets and continued to Ninth and Keystone as the Jaguar occupants tried to flee. Police said the car flipped over and hit a minivan before landing upright, after which the female driver got out of the car and collapsed.

She suffered gunshot wounds to her left leg and was hospitalized at Crozer-Chester Medical Center in stable condition. Her brother was taken to the hospital with head injuries.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Chester Police Detective James Nolan at 610-447-8429 or county Detective Robert Fuss at 610-891-4707.